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ytDownloaderyoutube-dl-gui
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free to download and use from GitHub.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Downloads video or audio from hundreds of sites
  • Builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, including Flatpak and Snap
  • Graphical interface for yt-dlp and youtube-dl
  • Queue for downloading several videos in one go
  • Site support can break when websites change
  • Electron app, heavier than a command-line tool
  • Depends on yt-dlp or youtube-dl to keep working with sites
  • Fork of an older project, so parts of the interface are dated
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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